Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

17 movies

Critics’ Picks: Films 2022 · Recognition 2021–2026

Films released in 2022 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Only films with a known Critics Score of 85+ are included, ordered by Critics Score.

2022 is the release year; 2021–2026 is the recognition period. 17 films in this collection.

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Oscar · BAFTA · Cannes · Venice · Berlin
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#MovieWatchYearTotal ~AudienceCriticsAward ScoreRecognitionGenreRuntime
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1
NB
Jafar Panahi · Iran
202292.373.595.181.4
◆VENICE 2022
Drama, Romance106 min
2
T
Todd Field · United States; Germany
202294.675.393.390.8
●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023
Drama, Music158 min
3
SO
Alice Diop · France
202291.567.992.881.4
◆VENICE 2022
Drama122 min
4
AT
Laura Poitras · United States
202294.976.092.891.9
🏆VENICE 2022
Biography, Documentary, History113 min
5
TB
Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States
202294.677.890.390.8
●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023
Comedy, Drama114 min
6
E
Jerzy Skolimowski · Poland; Italy
202291.769.489.083.3
◆CANNES 2022
Drama88 min
7
DT
Park Chan-wook · South Korea
202289.775.388.571.6
●CANNES 2022
Crime, Drama, Mystery139 min
8
TN
Hong Sang-soo · South Korea
202291.169.688.580.6
◆BERLIN 2022
Drama92 min
9
A
Carla Simón · Spain; Italy
202293.871.988.391.2
🏆BERLIN 2022
Drama120 min
10
LB
Saeed Roustayi · Iran
202290.279.888.171.6
●CANNES 2022
Drama165 min
11
SU
Kelly Reichardt · United States
202288.464.588.171.6
●CANNES 2022
Comedy, Drama107 min
12
TF
Steven Spielberg · United States
202293.178.088.185.3
●OSCAR 2023
Biography, Drama151 min
13
R
Ulrich Seidl · Austria; France; Germany
202288.569.487.270.0
●BERLIN 2022
Comedy, Drama, Music114 min
14
AP
Michael Koch · Germany; Switzerland
202288.3~68.186.770.0
●BERLIN 2022
Drama, Romance136 min
15
R
Cristian Mungiu · Romania; France; Belgium; Sweden
202289.373.886.571.6
●CANNES 2022
Drama125 min
16
EE
Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · United States
202295.679.485.696.2
●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023
Action, Adventure, Comedy139 min
17
TE
Joanna Hogg · United Kingdom; United States
202287.863.685.470.8
●VENICE 2022
Drama, Mystery, Thriller96 min
#1
NB
2022 · Jafar Panahi · 106 min
Drama · Romance
◆VENICE 2022
#2
T
2022 · Todd Field · 158 min
Drama · Music
●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023
#6
E
2022 · Jerzy Skolimowski · 88 min
Drama
◆CANNES 2022
#7
DT
2022 · Park Chan-wook · 139 min
Crime · Drama · Mystery
●CANNES 2022
#8
TN
2022 · Hong Sang-soo · 92 min
Drama
◆BERLIN 2022
#9
A
2022 · Carla Simón · 120 min
Drama
🏆BERLIN 2022
#12
TF
2022 · Steven Spielberg · 151 min
Biography · Drama
●OSCAR 2023
#13
R
2022 · Ulrich Seidl · 114 min
Comedy · Drama · Music
●BERLIN 2022
#14
AP
2022 · Michael Koch · 136 min
Drama · Romance
●BERLIN 2022
#15
R
2022 · Cristian Mungiu · 125 min
Drama
●CANNES 2022
#16
EE
2022 · Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · 139 min
Action · Adventure · Comedy
●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023
#17
TE
2022 · Joanna Hogg · 96 min
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
●VENICE 2022

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 17 films released in 2022 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. Every film has a known Critics Score of at least 85. Missing critics’ ratings are excluded. Critics Score combines ratings from trusted sources; it is not an individual Rotten Tomatoes percentage or Metacritic score. Release year and recognition year are separate: a film can receive recognition at a later ceremony or festival.

No Bears leads this Critics Score ranking with 95.1. Leila's Brothers has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (79.8). No Bears has one of the highest known Critics scores (95.1). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. No Bears

    Jafar Panahi · 2022 · 106 min

    Audience 73.5 · Critics 95.1 · Total 92.3

    Venice 2022: Other major award

  2. 2. Tár

    Todd Field · 2022 · 158 min

    Audience 75.3 · Critics 93.3 · Total 94.6

    Venice 2022: Main Competition
    BAFTA 2023: Nominee (Best Film)
    Oscar 2023: Nominee (Best Picture)

  3. 3. Saint Omer

    Alice Diop · 2022 · 122 min

    Audience 67.9 · Critics 92.8 · Total 91.5

    Venice 2022: Other major award

How the ranking works

Films are ordered by their known Critics Score. The 85-point minimum is applied before ranking. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.